Trash-burner.



A. L. HARRIS. TRASH BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.13. 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

I M/l/E/VTOR v O'manda L Harris.

WITNESSES: amt. M

A TTORNEY AMANDA L. HARRIS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

TRASH-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Application filed August 13, 1912. Serial No. 714,785.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, AMANDA L. l'lAlilllS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful I-mprtwements in Trash-Burners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to trash burners, and more particularly to a deviceof that class which is adapted for burning the trash which usuallyaccumulates about a house, and has for its principal object to provide aburner of simple and light construction, so that it may be carried toand from the place where the trash is to be burned, and when not in usemay be stored in a kitchen or about a house. In accomplishing thisobject, I have provided the improved details of structure hereinafterdescribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

whereinz Figured is. a perspectii e view ofa trash burner constructedaccording to my invention. Fig; II is a-central vertical section ofsame. Fig. III is a perspective view of the burner, showing the draftdoor particularly opened and the cap spaced from the top of the burnerbody. Fig. IV is a detail view of part of the collar supporting leg.

Referring more in detail to the parts 1 designates the burner body,which is preferably constructed ofsheet metal and is round in crosssection, the ends being closed, and the body portion provided with ,legs2 {or supporting the body above the grouhdu In-the side of the body,preferably a short distance above the bottom, is an opening 3, and atthe sides of the opening are battens 4 between which the damper plate 5adapted to slide, the damper being also preferably constructed of sheetmetal and having side lips 6 turned outwardly and adapted for travelinvertical grooves '4' of the battens t. i

In the top of the body member is a cen tral aperture 8, and extendingthroughthe aperture is a collar 9 which depends within the body memberand forms an annular space 10 at the top of the burner channel, theupper end of the'collar being projected upwardly a short distance fromthe top of the body to provide a The collar 9 is preferably permanentlysecured to the top of the body member by a. ring 11, which has its upperend riveted to the collar and has its lower end slit to form lips 111l,the lips 11' being bent laterally and overlying the top of the bodymember, and the lips 11 being also bent lateral, but at a lower levelthan the lips 11' so that they underlie said top. It is apparent thatthe ring may be secured to the collar before the latter-is projectedthrough the top of the burner body, and that the lower lips may be bentafterthe collar is installed. I I

12 designates a cap preferably comprising a cylinder of a diameter tofit loosely over the projecting end of the flue collar, and having a top13 also provided with a central aperture 14, and having a flue flange 15surrounding the aperture, the aperture itself being covered by a screen16, so that when the burner is in use and the cap 31 place a draft maybe had through the cap, while the screen prevents the escape of piecesof burning paper, or the like. The

cap is also provided with a bail 17 by which.

itmay be lifted from and onto the burner. The ends of the bailpreferably project through the sides of the cap and through :1

ring 18, which is contained within the cap and has an upturned flange 19for holding the screen 16 in place. The burner body may also be providedwith a bail 20 whereby the device inaybecarried from one-place comingseparated when trash is beingburned therein. The burner may be placed inany of the rooms of a house and serve as a. wastebasket to collectpieces of paper or other trash, the compact construction making devicenot more unsightly than the. ordi nary wastebasket. When the burner isfull it may be carried to a back yard or eaway, and the trash burnedtherein, the draft oor being raised route a umfiand provide lighting thesufficiently aCCBSS for contents of burner.

When the trash is burned within the body member, flame will rise intothe annular space around the collar 9 and be confined within the burner,instead of passing up through the interior of the collar, therebyeliminating any objection to the burner on account of danger of theescaping flame niting the clothing of children playing about the burner.

When the cap is in place should pieces of burning or charred paper risethrough the collar they will be caught by the screen cup and fall backinto the burner, so that there is no tendency of the device to litteriho yard or endanger buildings on amount of burning trash escaping fromthe burner and being carried to the roofs of adjacent buildings.

It is apparent that the draft through the burner regulated ,bymanipulating the door 5, that the burner is adapted for deetroyiugeither loose or slow burning trash,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein antidesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A trash, burner comprising body member having admit opening in the side,near the bottom, a closed bottom, and an opening in its top; a damperplate for regulnting the of the draft opening; a 00.1 lar foyming anannular space in the upper portion of the body member and projectedthrough the opening in the top of tlie hotly form a flue, and a capadapted. for seating over the collar flue and having a Si ecned exitopening in its top.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

AMANDA L. HARRIS.

Witnesses ARTHUR W. BROWN, LETA .F. COATS.

